North Chennai’s gaana songs that reflect struggles of the marginalised are going global CHENNAI: As catchy as ‘Enjoy enjaami’ or ‘Kaathu mela’ may be, these Vada Chennai songs aren’t just ...

‘Chennai na ve Gaana dhaan ‘ (Gaana means Chennai) is the first thing Gaana artistes state about the city and its art. With its thumping rhythm, easy lyrics, and quick beats, Gaana music captures the ...

Composer Santhosh Narayanan’s soundtrack for Vetrimaaran’s upcoming Dhanush-starrer Vada Chennai is steeped in the gaana tradition, the urban Tamil folk music genre that is an integral part of North ...

Chennai: Till 10 years ago, A Sekar would dust and bring out his thavil following the Tamil month of Thai – between late December and January. That’s his pay period, when he is invited to play at ...

Chennai 600028 has a record nine songs of entirely different genres such as RnB, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock, Indian Folk, Gaana, Reggae, Trance and House. Yuvan Shankar Raja spent 11 months ...

With both gentle suggestions and harsh threats proving to be inadequate in curbing traffic violations in the city, the traffic police have come out with a new strategy to create awareness — popular ...

Gaana music challenges the singular, homogenising narratives of Chennai city. I live in one of the southernmost neighbourhoods in Chennai, and in order to get to the citys opposite end in North ...

CHENNAI: On November 24, when Chennai was buckling down and preparing itself for Cyclone Nivar, singer Isaivani was oblivious to another storm that was to hit her and change her life forever. Still ...

CHENNAI: Six persons were arrested and a minor boy was detained after a 17-year-old gaana singer was stabbed to death by a group at a funeral in Saidapet on Tuesday. They were identified as S Dinesh ...

CHENNAI: As catchy as ‘Enjoy enjaami’ or ‘Kaathu mela’ may be, these Vada Chennai songs aren’t just entertainment — they’re voices of resistance too. And now, with world tours and global gigs, indie ...